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Buying a home in CB5, Cambridge. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£480kmost £421k–£561k
Houses per m²£5,430flats £5,346
Sold last year60447 in five years
Prices in Cambridge0.0%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in CB5 sold for £480,161 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £420,862 and £560,646, for about 87 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Cambridge (£470,000).

60 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £224k for one bedroom.

Across Cambridge, prices are up 0% on a year ago and up 4.8% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,907 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,190 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £96,000 for that mortgage: what £100,000 buys.

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House prices in CB5 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£323,049£239k–£720k48 m²7
2£390,692£345k–£449k69 m²91
3£480,161£421k–£561k87 m²160
4£587,952£473k–£789k116 m²35
5+£805,895£673k–£1.16m168 m²26

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£323k£391k£480k£588k£806k
Detached——£633k£627k£979k
Semi-detached—£382k£468k£450k£551k
Terraced£255k£397k£489k£716k£812k
Flats£224k£278k£408k——

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Schools near CB5

Best state primary within 2 kmSt Matthew's Primary School76% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%9 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmParkside Community College81.6% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%14 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

CB4 Cambridge · 2 km3-bed house £502kCB1 Cambridge · 2 km3-bed house £543kCB2 Cambridge · 4 km3-bed house £593kCB3 Cambridge · 4 km3-bed house £636kCB25 Cambridge · 9 km3-bed house £405kCB24 Cambridge · 9 km3-bed house £431kCB22 Cambridge · 9 km3-bed house £450kCB21 Cambridge · 13 km3-bed house £441k

Questions about CB5

Is CB5 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as across Cambridge; prices in Cambridge are up 0% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (76% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (81.6% against 43.8%); 60 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in CB5?

A typical 3-bedroom house in CB5 sold for £480,161 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £420,862 and £560,646.

Is CB5 expensive for Cambridge?

A 3-bedroom house in CB5 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Cambridge (£470,000).

How many homes sell in CB5 each year?

60 homes sold in the last year and 447 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near CB5?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Matthew's Primary School, where 76% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near CB5?

For a 3-bedroom house, CB25 (£405k, 9 km), CB24 (£431k, 9 km), CB23 (£386k, 13 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.